Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fixation | Yes | No | No | No |
regression | Yes | No | No | No |
fixation (noun) | regression (noun) |
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(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body | returning to a former state |
the activity of fastening something firmly in position | the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) |
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state |
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |